Khajrana Petrol Pump Sealed by District Administration Staff

Effective compliance of the order issued by Collector Shri Ashish Singh regarding not giving petrol without helmet is being ensured in Indore district. Petrol pumps are being inspected continuously by the staff of the district administration. In this sequence, on the basis of a complaint received today on Wednesday, a surprise inspection of the petrol pump operated by Abhay Pita Manaklal Jain, proprietor of Khajrana Petro Needs, Khajrana Indore of BPCL company was done by the officials of Food and Revenue Department Indore.

On the spot, the pump operator was found to be continuously giving petrol to two-wheeler drivers without helmets. The investigation team saw CCTV footage in which petrol was found to be given without helmet for 5 consecutive days. Also, a helmet was found kept at the pump by the pump operator manager, which was used to give petrol by exchanging it, that helmet has also been seized.

Apart from this, no PUC center was found to be operating in the pump premises on the spot. Information regarding mixing of ethanol in petrol was not displayed to the consumers on the spot. Proper arrangements for drinking water and air for filling vehicles were not found for the convenience of consumers on the spot. On the spot, the stock of petrol in the pump premises was found to be more than the exemption limit and after taking samples of petrol, 11,000 liters of petrol (MS) available in the underground tank at the time of investigation, whose market value is estimated to be Rs 11 lakh 66 thousand, was seized from the proprietor of the pump, Abhay Jain. In the interest of consumers, the petrol pump was sealed till further orders of the court.

Tehsildar Ms. Preeti Bhise, Assistant Supply Officer Mrs. Kalpana Paramanik, Junior Supply Officer Ankur Gupta were involved in the investigation proceedings.